...and the year is 2011. I'm not entirely sure where the past two - almost three - years have gone. I feel like I'm still in a holding pattern; I haven't moved forward at all in this time. At the same time, I am content. There are things I want and need in my life, but I am also good with where I am. Well, except for one glaring problem, but I ( Read more... )

after working at The Children's Place for eight months, the payroll department has finally managed to get my direct deposit straightened.  mind you, i filled out the paperwork on my first day.  okay, there were a few "extenuating circumstances" that weren't their fault, even one delay that might have been my fault, but i still entirely blame them ( Read more... )

in more ways than one. way #1 is i can't sleep tonight, so i'll write about the other ways for a little while ( Read more... )

hello from Tully's Coffee.  no, i didn't change jobs.  i'm just hanging out at the café while the cleaners are at the house.  i don't need to be scrubbed or Lysoled.  *l*  also, i can sit here, drink some chai, and work on my thesis.  at least, that's the idea.  we'll see how long it takes to write this entry first.  heehee.

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tonight i find myself oddly missing Montreal. i don't think it's really the place, though. except for my apartment, of course; i'm always going to miss it. it's my routines and places that i miss tonight. not even the exciting places either. i miss my Friday night run to Chapters and / or Blockbuster. i miss picking up sodas at the Couche ( Read more... )

so i got a lot done today. well, not a lot lot since it's a work day for me, but enough. Sister and i went to the gym to start the morning. you know, while 7 am is way better than 5 am for going to the gym, 7 am on a Saturday still pretty much sucks. but we went, we were measured, we exercised, go us! after showers and some Starbucks breakfast ( Read more... )

i had a really good 4th of July weekend. on the 4th itself, skorzy let me tag along with him and some friends he was visiting / vacationing with. we headed over to Gas Works Park early in the afternoon to stake our claim for a good viewing spot for the Lake Union fireworks. we got an awesome spot! we couldn't actually see the barge from which the ( Read more... )

how to suddenly feel really good about yourself: have two job interviews in one day and have both interviewers offer you a position. have one of the interviewers tell you she really hopes you take the job with her but that she thinks you'll be great at whatever you choose to do. have the other interviewer tell you that the interview was basically ( Read more... )

i just applied for a library card! yay! i'm so excited! i was not very impressed with the library in Valois Bay (closest branch to my old apartment), but the King County Library System has a really nice setup, so i'm actually looking forward to being a library patron again. not that i won't still buy some books, though. i just can't help ( Read more... )

...but i promised you all a real update, and i've randomly decided to write it now. i guess the main question on everyone's minds is: what have i been doing for the near month since i last wrote a real post. ( the short answer is )